what (possibly obscure) security software do you use? looking for new things

ive become really interested it network and computer security, and was wondering what people that have been in the business for a while use. im looking for firewalls, virus removal and blocking, malware removal and blocking, etc.

ive not pirated any of my secuirty software apps. kinda defeats the purpose methinks. heres what im using

im using kee-pass for password management
ive downloaded core force and truecrypt, but haven't used either

im not running anything for network security other than the linksys router. wep, no broadcast, mac filtering. im considering setting up a dmz or something similar. recommendations for that or anything else?

keep in mind that im not paranoid, i just want to learn more about security and security software as that is the field im heading into when i graduate this semester

you're doing fine. for laptops we are implementing pc guardian + disk for encrypting laptops and cables for physical security. the personal firewalls are okay for informing you that an app is trying to connect out from your system, but they don't provide the protection of a stateful firewall.

if you want something better, consider an iptables box between your network and the internet. or a transparent firewall on openbsd - either are excellent.

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